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en Big – small   »   ru Большой / -ая – маленький / -ая

68 [sixty-eight]

Big – small

Big – small

68 [шестьдесят восемь]

68 [shestʹdesyat vosemʹ]

Большой / -ая – маленький / -ая

Bolʹshoy / -aya – malenʹkiy / -aya

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big and small Б----о--- --я и--ален-к-й-/---я Б______ / -а_ и м________ / -а_ Б-л-ш-й / --я и м-л-н-к-й / --я ------------------------------- Большой / -ая и маленький / -ая 0
Bo---h-- /--a-a - -a-en-k-- ---a-a B_______ / -a__ i m________ / -a__ B-l-s-o- / --y- i m-l-n-k-y / --y- ---------------------------------- Bolʹshoy / -aya i malenʹkiy / -aya
The elephant is big. Сл-- б-льш--. С___ б_______ С-о- б-л-ш-й- ------------- Слон большой. 0
S--- -ol----y. S___ b________ S-o- b-l-s-o-. -------------- Slon bolʹshoy.
The mouse is small. М--ь -ален-кая. М___ м_________ М-ш- м-л-н-к-я- --------------- Мышь маленькая. 0
M--h- -a-e-ʹ---a. M____ m__________ M-s-ʹ m-l-n-k-y-. ----------------- Myshʹ malenʹkaya.
dark and bright Т------/---я - -вет--- ----я Т_____ / -а_ и с______ / -а_ Т-м-ы- / --я и с-е-л-й / --я ---------------------------- Тёмный / -ая и светлый / -ая 0
Tëmny------ya i ---t--y - ---a T_____ / -a__ i s______ / -a__ T-m-y- / --y- i s-e-l-y / --y- ------------------------------ Tëmnyy / -aya i svetlyy / -aya
The night is dark. Но-- т-м-ая. Н___ т______ Н-ч- т-м-а-. ------------ Ночь тёмная. 0
No--ʹ tëmn-ya. N____ t_______ N-c-ʹ t-m-a-a- -------------- Nochʹ tëmnaya.
The day is bright. Д-нь-----лый. Д___ с_______ Д-н- с-е-л-й- ------------- День светлый. 0
D--ʹ------y-. D___ s_______ D-n- s-e-l-y- ------------- Denʹ svetlyy.
old and young Ст-рый ---ая-и мо----- / --я С_____ / -а_ и м______ / -а_ С-а-ы- / --я и м-л-д-й / --я ---------------------------- Старый / -ая и молодой / -ая 0
St-ry--/---ya-i m-l-d-y / --ya S_____ / -a__ i m______ / -a__ S-a-y- / --y- i m-l-d-y / --y- ------------------------------ Staryy / -aya i molodoy / -aya
Our grandfather is very old. На---е-у--а -ч--- --ар--. Н__ д______ о____ с______ Н-ш д-д-ш-а о-е-ь с-а-ы-. ------------------------- Наш дедушка очень старый. 0
Nash -edus--a----en--s-a---. N___ d_______ o_____ s______ N-s- d-d-s-k- o-h-n- s-a-y-. ---------------------------- Nash dedushka ochenʹ staryy.
70 years ago he was still young. 7- --т на-а--о- ещё-б-- м-лод--. 7_ л__ н____ о_ е__ б__ м_______ 7- л-т н-з-д о- е-ё б-л м-л-д-м- -------------------------------- 70 лет назад он ещё был молодым. 0
7---et--az-- -n yes-----b-- ----dy-. 7_ l__ n____ o_ y______ b__ m_______ 7- l-t n-z-d o- y-s-c-ë b-l m-l-d-m- ------------------------------------ 70 let nazad on yeshchë byl molodym.
beautiful and ugly К--сивый-/--ая и-у-одливы- ----я К_______ / -а_ и у________ / -а_ К-а-и-ы- / --я и у-о-л-в-й / --я -------------------------------- Красивый / -ая и уродливый / -ая 0
Kra-i----/ -ay- i -r-d-i--y ----ya K_______ / -a__ i u________ / -a__ K-a-i-y- / --y- i u-o-l-v-y / --y- ---------------------------------- Krasivyy / -aya i urodlivyy / -aya
The butterfly is beautiful. Б-бо--а --а---ая. Б______ к________ Б-б-ч-а к-а-и-а-. ----------------- Бабочка красивая. 0
Babochk--k--si-aya. B_______ k_________ B-b-c-k- k-a-i-a-a- ------------------- Babochka krasivaya.
The spider is ugly. Пау--ур--л-в--. П___ у_________ П-у- у-о-л-в-й- --------------- Паук уродливый. 0
P--k --o----yy. P___ u_________ P-u- u-o-l-v-y- --------------- Pauk urodlivyy.
fat and thin То-с--й ----я------о--/---я Т______ / -а_ и х____ / -а_ Т-л-т-й / --я и х-д-й / --я --------------------------- Толстый / -ая и худой / -ая 0
T-----y-/--aya ---hudo--/ -a-a T______ / -a__ i k_____ / -a__ T-l-t-y / --y- i k-u-o- / --y- ------------------------------ Tolstyy / -aya i khudoy / -aya
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. Ж--щина, в--яща- 100-кил---ам---- --лс-а-. Ж_______ в______ 1__ к___________ т_______ Ж-н-и-а- в-с-щ-я 1-0 к-л-г-а-м-в- т-л-т-я- ------------------------------------------ Женщина, весящая 100 килограммов, толстая. 0
Z--n--c--n-, v-sy-s-c--ya---0-k-----a--ov,-to-s---a. Z___________ v___________ 1__ k___________ t________ Z-e-s-c-i-a- v-s-a-h-h-y- 1-0 k-l-g-a-m-v- t-l-t-y-. ---------------------------------------------------- Zhenshchina, vesyashchaya 100 kilogrammov, tolstaya.
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. М-ж--на---е---ий 5---и-огр--м-в,--удой. М_______ в______ 5_ к___________ х_____ М-ж-и-а- в-с-щ-й 5- к-л-г-а-м-в- х-д-й- --------------------------------------- Мужчина, весящий 50 килограммов, худой. 0
M-z---ina, ves-----hi- 50-k-----a-m--, k--do-. M_________ v__________ 5_ k___________ k______ M-z-c-i-a- v-s-a-h-h-y 5- k-l-g-a-m-v- k-u-o-. ---------------------------------------------- Muzhchina, vesyashchiy 50 kilogrammov, khudoy.
expensive and cheap Д-рог-й - -а--и ---ев---- -ая Д______ / -а_ и д______ / -а_ Д-р-г-й / --я и д-ш-в-й / --я ----------------------------- Дорогой / -ая и дёшевый / -ая 0
Dor-goy-/ -aya-i -ë--e--- /---ya D______ / -a__ i d_______ / -a__ D-r-g-y / --y- i d-s-e-y- / --y- -------------------------------- Dorogoy / -aya i dëshevyy / -aya
The car is expensive. М---на-дор---я. М_____ д_______ М-ш-н- д-р-г-я- --------------- Машина дорогая. 0
M---i-- do-o-a--. M______ d________ M-s-i-a d-r-g-y-. ----------------- Mashina dorogaya.
The newspaper is cheap. Г-з----д--ё---. Г_____ д_______ Г-з-т- д-ш-в-я- --------------- Газета дешёвая. 0
Gaz-t---es---aya. G_____ d_________ G-z-t- d-s-ë-a-a- ----------------- Gazeta deshëvaya.

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